Hold Buhari responsible for any loss of life during election – CUPP

The CUPP has described as “the most callous public statement ever by a Nigerian President” President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement at the APC Caucus meeting on Monday, that snatchers of ballot boxes will be ruthlessly dealt with by security agencies.

 In a statement by its first national spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere, CUPP said Buhari, going by the mandate given to security agencies, should be held personally responsible for any loss of life in the forthcoming general election.

The CUPP said the order was to enable security agencies to execute the rigging plans of the All Progressives Congress (APC) without hindrance from any Nigerian.

“Nigerians must note that the live coverage of the so-called caucus meeting was meant to achieve a dual purpose. First to give impetus to all APC thugs that since the President endorsed all the shenanigans of the ruling Party, that they should go on a rampage and also to give instructions to security forces publicly to execute any citizen who tries to stop the rigging machine jointly being executed by the military. “The President was unambiguous in his call that citizens should be shot dead extra judicially if they ever tried to stop the security forces from rigging the elections. That is the most callous public statement ever by a Nigerian President. It must be condemned by all well-meaning citizens and the international community. President Buhari must be held personally responsible for the loss of many lives due to the instructions he has given to the security forces,” Buhari said.

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Furthermore, CUPP said the caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a panicky measure and evidence that the party feared its imminent defeat.

He also said Monday’s meeting was to hatch evil plans to undermine and distort the will of Nigerians, especially in Saturday’s election.

According to Ugochinyere, Nigerians should hold responsible for the presidency and APC for the sabotage suffered by INEC in last Saturday’s botched election.

CUPP particularly flayed the statement of the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole for his attack on INEC leadership tantamount to calling for the sack of the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and some Resident Electoral Commissioners as mischievous.